Crowdfunding Successfully:
Turning dreams to reality
FEATURING: DESTINY BREWTON, ORION BROWN, TANIA KOTTOOR, & OLIVIA OWENS
About this event
Since 2020, IFWOC and Caress have teamed up to fund, support, and elevate diverse founders—and we know how critical connecting with and learning from fellow entrepreneurs is to leveling up your business.
In celebration of Small Business Saturday, we are shining a light on some of the women of color entrepreneurs who have successfully raised funds for their businesses through the Caress Dreams to Reality Fund.
Hear from Orion Brown, Founder of BlackTravelBox, Tania Kottoor, Co-founder of WESTxEAST, and Destiny Brewton, Founder of A House Called Hue about how they prep, launched and executed successful campaigns—and what’s next for their businesses.
About our panelist
Destiny Brewton is a contemporary artist who is bringing new fire to the culture of art and design. A multi-disciplined creative and entrepreneur, Destiny has built a reputation of creativity, power, and pride, all of which she extends through her extraordinary profile. She owns and operates, A House Called Hue, her custom embroidery and apparel company that offers bespoke services that help businesses of all sizes elevate their brands. Embodying the essence of her purpose, Destiny has revolutionized her customer’s experience by creating polished, socially conscious solutions that represent each person’s style and individuality. A proud wife and mother, Destiny contentedly fulfills her passions through her art and is living proof that if you stay authentic in your journey, you can ALWAYS make your dream a reality.
About our panelist
Orion Brown—Founder & CEO of BlackTravelBox®, a premium clean beauty brand targeting women of color—she is a brand strategy professional with over fifteen years’ experience dynamically leading cross-functional teams across multiple industries within both large and small cap businesses. Her areas of deep expertise include consumer insights-driven brand strategy, product and packaging innovation, operations, and portfolio management. Before becoming an entrepreneur, she led brand strategy for Oracle, led consumer brand marketing efforts for the Transformers and My Little Pony digital brands at Hasbro, and she spent the bulk of her brand career at Kraft Foods. There she led marketing, management, and operations initiatives across several beloved global brands. She received her Bachelor of Arts from The University of Chicago and holds an MBA from Duke University. Orion is a lover of travel and food, spending most of her free time outside of career pursuing the best of both.
About our moderator
Tania Kottoor is the Co-Founder & CEO of WESTxEAST: a direct-to-consumer virtual design service for custom-fit ethnic clothing. She has over 10 years of experience in luxury fashion. Tania is also a visual consultant and wedding stylist. Tania had an award-winning wedding that was recently featured in Brides Today India, BRIDES and Over The Moon by Vogue.